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Gold Star Families Lash Out at Harris After She Targets Trump for ‘Political Stunt’ at Arlington National Cemetery

‘Your words are hollow and empty,’ one Gold Star father tells the vice president.

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Bill Barnett, left, grandfather of Darin Taylor Hoover, and President Trump place a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Solider at Arlington National Cemetery. AP/Alex Brandon
MATTHEW RICE
MATTHEW RICE

Several gold star families are coming out to criticize Vice President Harris after she claimed President Trump was using Arlington National Cemetery for campaign purposes recently. Those same families say Trump was a guest to their loved ones’ graves three years to the day after the attack at Abbey Gate in Afghanistan that left 13 Americans dead. 

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MATTHEW RICE
MATTHEW RICE

Mr. Rice, based in the nation's capital, covers current events in politics.

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